Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO
During the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) from 2018 to 2024, the federal government continued and deepened recentralization policies already present under previous administrations. To achieve this, it pursued both explicit legal reforms and more subtle changes that, while not f...
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| description | During the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) from 2018 to 2024, the federal government continued and deepened recentralization policies already present under previous administrations. To achieve this, it pursued both explicit legal reforms and more subtle changes that, while not formally altering the distribution of responsibilities between federal and subnational levels, redefined the intergovernmental balance of power in favor of the center. This article focuses on one of the most emblematic measures of the administration: the creation of the Delegations for Development Programs and the officials in charge of them, commonly known as “superdelegados” (superdelegates). It argues that, although this reform was justified in administrative terms, its primary aim was to expand the federal government’s territorial presence in the states and increase its influence over local dynamics. This was particularly relevant in the early years of AMLO’s administration, when Morena controlled only a limited number of governorships. The article examines this reform within the framework of recent literature on recentralization. Drawing on an original database, it analyzes the profile of the superdelegates and presents three key findings: the high turnover in some states, their predominantly political rather than technical background and close ties to Morena, and the significant proportion of superdelegates who left their positions to seek electoral candidacies. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article-31502025-12-04T00:06:53Z Recentralization by Other Means: The Creation of “Superdelegations” in AMLO’s Government Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO Olmeda, Juan Cruz Mexico federalism recentralization López Obrador superdelegados México federalismo recentralización López Obrador superdelegados During the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) from 2018 to 2024, the federal government continued and deepened recentralization policies already present under previous administrations. To achieve this, it pursued both explicit legal reforms and more subtle changes that, while not formally altering the distribution of responsibilities between federal and subnational levels, redefined the intergovernmental balance of power in favor of the center. This article focuses on one of the most emblematic measures of the administration: the creation of the Delegations for Development Programs and the officials in charge of them, commonly known as “superdelegados” (superdelegates). It argues that, although this reform was justified in administrative terms, its primary aim was to expand the federal government’s territorial presence in the states and increase its influence over local dynamics. This was particularly relevant in the early years of AMLO’s administration, when Morena controlled only a limited number of governorships. The article examines this reform within the framework of recent literature on recentralization. Drawing on an original database, it analyzes the profile of the superdelegates and presents three key findings: the high turnover in some states, their predominantly political rather than technical background and close ties to Morena, and the significant proportion of superdelegates who left their positions to seek electoral candidacies. Durante el sexenio de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, AMLO (2018-2024), el gobierno federal continuó y profundizó las políticas recentralizadoras ya presentes en administraciones anteriores. Para conseguirlo, recurrió tanto a reformas explícitas del marco legal como a cambios más sutiles que, sin modificar formalmente la distribución de responsabilidades entre el orden federal y el subnacional, redefinieron el balance de poder intergubernamental en favor del centro. Este artículo se centra en una de las medidas más paradigmáticas del sexenio: la creación de las Delegaciones para los Programas de Desarrollo y las figuras a cargo de ellas, los llamados “superdelegados”. Se argumenta que, aunque la reforma se justificó invocando criterios administrativos, en la práctica buscó aumentar la presencia territorial del gobierno federal en los estados e incrementar su influencia en la dinámica local. Esto fue particularmente relevante en los primeros años de la administración de AMLO, cuando Morena controlaba un número limitado de gubernaturas. El artículo analiza esta reforma en el marco de la literatura reciente sobre recentralización. A partir de una base de datos original, examina el perfil de los superdelegados y presenta tres hallazgos principales: la alta rotación en algunos estados, su perfil predominantemente político más que técnico y sus estrechos vínculos con Morena, así como la elevada proporción de quienes dejaron el cargo para buscar una candidatura. El Colegio de México A.C. 2025-03-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml application/epub+zip text/plain audio/mpeg https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3150 10.24201/fi.3150 Foro Internacional; Vol. LXV, 2 (260) april - june, 2025; 379-425 Foro Internacional; Vol. LXV, 2 (260) abril - junio, 2025; 379-425 2448-6523 0185-013X spa https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3150/3235 https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3150/3252 https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3150/3361 https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3150/3362 https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3150/3363 Derechos de autor 2025 Foro Internacional |
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| title | Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO |
| title_alt | Recentralization by Other Means: The Creation of “Superdelegations” in AMLO’s Government |
| title_full | Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO |
| title_fullStr | Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO |
| title_short | Recentralización por otros medios: la creación de las “superdelegaciones” en el gobierno de AMLO |
| title_sort | recentralizacion por otros medios la creacion de las superdelegaciones en el gobierno de amlo |
| topic | Mexico federalism recentralization López Obrador superdelegados México federalismo recentralización López Obrador superdelegados |
| topic_facet | Mexico federalism recentralization López Obrador superdelegados México federalismo recentralización López Obrador superdelegados |
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